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Shadows

Unlocking Their Secrets, from Plato to Our Time

Unlocking Their Secrets, from Plato to Our Time

By Roberto Casati

By Roberto Casati

By Roberto Casati

By Roberto Casati

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Paperback $17.00

Aug 10, 2004 | ISBN 9780375707117

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Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307427670

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    About Shadows

    In this original, wide-ranging, and endlessly thought-provoking work of popular nonfiction, a leading science writer uncovers the pervasive presence of shadows in our world.

    For Plato, shadows were the symbol of our limitations. For Galileo, they knocked the Earth from the center of the cosmos. They are a source of fear and a symbol of ignorance, and they loom large in art and design, mythology and folklore, physics and metaphysics, and architecture and urban planning. From shadows puppets and the psychology of shadows to the role of shadows in astronomy and the influence of shadows on the architectural profiles of our cities, Roberto Casati awakens our fascination in this tour-de-force of investigation and imagination.

    About Shadows

    In this original, wide-ranging, and endlessly thought-provoking work of popular nonfiction, a leading science writer uncovers the pervasive presence of shadows in our world.

    For Plato, shadows were the symbol of our limitations. For Galileo, they knocked the Earth from the center of the cosmos. They are a source of fear and a symbol of ignorance, and they loom large in art and design, mythology and folklore, physics and metaphysics, and architecture and urban planning. From shadows puppets and the psychology of shadows to the role of shadows in astronomy and the influence of shadows on the architectural profiles of our cities, Roberto Casati awakens our fascination in this tour-de-force of investigation and imagination.

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    About Roberto Casati

    Roberto Casati was born in Milan in 1961. A research director at the Centre National de la Réchérche Scientifique, he lives in Paris and works at the Institut Nicod, a laboratory of the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales… More about Roberto Casati

    About Roberto Casati

    Roberto Casati was born in Milan in 1961. A research director at the Centre National de la Réchérche Scientifique, he lives in Paris and works at the Institut Nicod, a laboratory of the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales… More about Roberto Casati

    Product Details

    Category: World History | Philosophy | Religion

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Vintage
    Aug 10, 2004 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375707117

    Category: World History | Philosophy | Religion

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by Vintage
    Dec 18, 2007 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9780307427670

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    Praise

    “Casati’s short, lively book . . . will delight.” —San Francisco Chronicle

    “Striking. . . . Shadows succeeds in throwing a little light on the Dark Side.” —Seed

    “A refined chronicle of art and science.” —Booklist

    “A blend of scientific inquiry and philosophy. . . . Casati comes up with some enlightening answers.” —San Diego Union-Tribune

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